G'day...
You know you can always go to http://www.winehq.org/ and check out the application database
CorelDraw 9 is listed as working and can be found at:
http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=440&versionId=1095
Warmest regards
Mike
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| Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/08/2003 04:37 PM
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators. |
On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 04:28:39PM +1000, Bill Bennett wrote:
> So someone suggested that I use the CorelDraw for Windows using
> a Windows emulator.
>
> I'm not sure that I understand what an emulator does. What I've
> read about them suggests that they're Windows lookalikes, written
> for those that have pangs about what they forsook. (Sorry about
> that description, it wasn't meant to sound the way it does.)
That description would more accurately fit window managers like FVWM95,
which are written to look and feel like Windows. This lets those people who
can't get their head around new interfaces to get the advantages of Linux.
What you want is something like WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator - ironic,
really) which is basically a compatibility layer for Windows programs to
access the resources available under Linux. A windows program says "I want
to do such-and-such a thing", which it normally says to Windows. Instead,
WINE hears the plea and translates whatever the windows program wants to do
into what needs to be done under Linux to achieve the same effect.
> So, my question is: would it be possible to run CorelDraw for
> Windows through an emulator?
Someone may have had direct experience with CorelDraw under WINE, so they
can give you a direct answer. Otherwise, the answer is going to have to be
"suck it and see", where you install WINE and CorelDraw on top and try it
out and see if it works. That way, the next person who asks on the SLUG
list can get an expert opinion (yours).
- Matt
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